More of our life lately

Life lately.  

That just might be my very favorite post title when I can't keep up.

1.  Michael spent an afternoon thatching our grass. There was so much, it filled his entire truck bed. The kids had fun playing in it for awhile though. That is, until Maxwell's allergies took over.  He was a runny, sneezy, itchy mess by the time he got inside. Poor little buddy.

2.  We broke down and bought the kids a tool set while we were out running errands one day. Maxwell has been playing with it ever since. He's pretty good with those power tools. He's also a good brother and gives Sam pointers on a regular basis.

4. Speaking of Samuel, he has entered the rocking phase. He is SO close to crawling. This boy can get wherever he wants though by rolling and pulling himself. And he's also building those arms by doing push ups every day. I must say, he is our busiest little baby.

5. We played store one afternoon. Kathryn put out all sorts of things for us to buy and I made some play money that we could all spend. She even set up a little hair salon for us, and Max took a turn at doing hair.

6. I know I've mentioned this before, but shoes are always a necessity with this kid. Even if pants aren't.

7. Sleeping over at the "park" which ended in a pillow fight. It was way past their bedtime, but they were having so much fun playing I just couldn't help but let them stay up.

8. We have double glass doors in the nursery and I have a love-hate relationship with them. I do love them when I can see this sweet and precious boy sleeping peacefully.